Court rules for towns in Pennsylvania fracking suit

It overturns key parts of a state natural gas law that would have limited local control over where it is allowed.WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania court overturned key parts of the state's new natural gas development law that would have stripped municipalities of zoning rights and handed state agencies sole authority to determine where the controversial practice of high-volume hydraulic fracturing should occur.

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